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Reader’s letter: OHV-ers also come from far and wide
This letter is in response to the Guest Soapbox by Mike Hawkins Sept. 26. I found it interesting that Mr. Hawkins lamented that those people who spoke in favor of Ordinance 3973 came from “far and wide,” but neglected to mention that those against the ordinance were not from the area. I spoke in favor of this ordinance and I have been living here for 10 years. In fact, all of the people who I talked to and listened to who spoke in favor of the OHV ordinance were from the area.
On the other hand, I sat in that meeting most of the day listening to those speaking against the OHV ordinance and was astonished to see the number of people who came from Long Beach, Newport Beach, Fullerton … and the list goes on. And those are just the ones who were from California. There were large contingents of individuals from Arizona and Nevada!
Mr. Hawkins also states that the only people who are affected by the OHV ordinance are those who live in unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. This is not true. The ordinance does affect those of us in the incorporated areas because it makes the existing laws enforceable. Now when someone is riding on my land when I am not at home my neighbor can call the police and something can be done. Before this ordinance, it had to be the owner that filed the complaint. Even if I was on vacation and asked my neighbor to take care of my property, he or she could not file a complaint and the police were virtually powerless to do anything.
In fact, what the OHV ordinance really does is make the laws that were already on the books enforceable.
Katherine Galloway
Yucca Valley
On the other hand, I sat in that meeting most of the day listening to those speaking against the OHV ordinance and was astonished to see the number of people who came from Long Beach, Newport Beach, Fullerton … and the list goes on. And those are just the ones who were from California. There were large contingents of individuals from Arizona and Nevada!
Mr. Hawkins also states that the only people who are affected by the OHV ordinance are those who live in unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. This is not true. The ordinance does affect those of us in the incorporated areas because it makes the existing laws enforceable. Now when someone is riding on my land when I am not at home my neighbor can call the police and something can be done. Before this ordinance, it had to be the owner that filed the complaint. Even if I was on vacation and asked my neighbor to take care of my property, he or she could not file a complaint and the police were virtually powerless to do anything.
In fact, what the OHV ordinance really does is make the laws that were already on the books enforceable.
Katherine Galloway
Yucca Valley
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